Mathematics and bleak house

John P. Burgess

doi:10.1093/philmat/12.1.18

Mathematics and bleak house

John P. Burgess

Philosophy

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The form of nominalism known as 'mathematical fictionalism' is examined and found wanting, mainly on grounds that go back to an early antinominalist work of Rudolf Carnap that has unfortunately not been paid sufficient attention by more recent writers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	18-36
Number of pages	19
Journal	Philosophia Mathematica
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/philmat/12.1.18
State	Published - Feb 2004

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General Mathematics
Philosophy

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